Idioms and Onomatopoeia

What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

• It means a literal rain of animals.

• It means a sunny day.

• It means raining heavily.

• It means a light drizzle.

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Give an example of an animal idiom.

• pouring cats and dogs

• snowing cats and dogs

• sunny cats and dogs

• raining cats and dogs

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What does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

• Feeling on top of the world

• Feeling blue

• Feeling unwell or sick

• Feeling like a million bucks

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Provide an example of a weather idiom.

• above the weather

• around the weather

• under the weather

• over the weather

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What sound does a cat make in onomatopoeia?

• meow

• bark

• quack

• oink

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What is an example of nature onomatopoeia?

• whistle

• chirp

• buzz

• hiss

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Explain the idiom 'hit the nail on the head'.

• To hit the nail on the foot

• To hit a nail with a hammer

• To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

• To miss the nail completely

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Give an example of a daily spoken idiom.

• hit the road

• kick the bucket

• break a leg

• spill the beans

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What sound does thunder make in onomatopoeia?

• CRASH

• ZAP

• BOOM

• BANG

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What does the idiom 'piece of cake' mean?

• Something very difficult to do.

• A type of bread.

• Something very easy to do.

• A type of dessert.

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